Famana Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Famana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Famana (17) may also be a first name.
Famana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Famana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Famana (Hindi: फमना, Marathi: ामना, Russian: Фамана) is found most in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Famana click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Famana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,746,821st most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Famana reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 17 people.
Famana is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria Famana is most prevalent in: Adamawa, where 67 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 19 percent reside and Benue, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 32 percent reside and Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Famana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Famana in the Marathi language | ||
| ामना | amana | 66.67 |
| फामना | phamana | 33.33 |
| Famana in the Hindi language | ||
| फमना | phamana | 50 |
| फमाना | phamana | 50 |
| Famana in the Russian language | ||
| Фамана | famana | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Famana
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